SHAME (ConceptTopic, 11)
From Compile Worlds
SHAME is a segment of Compile Worlds, taking place after the Amalgamation. Little is known about this arc yet. What is known is that, so far, it revolves around a mysterious tournament and the five teams, lead by Satan, Harpy, Angol, Marin and Ekoro, participating in it.
Another acronym worth keeping in mind for this arc is "LOPAC". No, before you ask, it isn't a "Land of X and Y".
Character Roster
Members are in no particular order... thus far. It will probably change once the LOPAC roles are revealed...
Satan's Team |
Harpy's Team |
Angol's Team |
Marin's Team |
Ekoro's Team |
Spectators |
Very Suspicious Ones |
MIA |
Played for Laughs | |
Episodes
Becoming a WONDERFUL MAGIC USER
Episode 35, the first official episode of SHAME, kicks off with Lam the Stelly, who is having a hissy fit about being removed from the plot. Amitie, who had just parted ways with the others two episodes ago, says hi and wonders what's wrong. Mikki returns from gathering mushrooms to join in on Lam's raging. Just then, Lemres appears, handing out candy and looking for Feli, who has since returned from her studies (like, finally). A quick exchange reveals no one knows where the Primp Magic School students, Feli, or anyone else is. Lam suddenly complains that they must go to Fos Canyon, as the clones have made their base there. Lemres, however, insists on checking the dessert desert, citing it's on the way to the Eastern Mountains anyway. Lam finally relents and goes along with it. Once the gang reaches the desert however, trouble is already brewing. Rider, screaming and crying, runs towards them, shouting that the evil Ekoro has ambushed Sig and she fears for his very life. They quickly make their way to the battlefield, where Ekoro is raving and partying to himself. Lam and Mikki instantly go on the offensive, and Ekoro is wounded. Sig absorbs the black blobs that leak from Ekoro's wounds, and he becomes Black Sig. With that, of course, Sig makes the biggest explosion he's ever made, leaving a huge fucking crater in the desert. Jupiter surfaces out of nowhere claiming to be a Potato Mine. Ekoro then instructs Jupiter to grab Rider and flee the scene with him. Ekoro narrowly escapes the aggressive Black Sig and Mikki twins, making off with poor Rider.
As Sig experiences frustration, much less any real emotions, for the first time, Strange Klug appears to do what he does best. He comments on how Sig's new-found transformation may have gotten him into one of the teams if he wasn't "too late". However, he also comments that if he can become more interesting, that Klug might change his mind. In the meantime, he informs the spectators that Ekoro is using Rider to manipulate Ms. Accord, and scolds them for attempting to interfere with the team organization, threatening to end their lives if they're caught again. He vanishes as usual, leaving the gang confused. Of course, Mikki spouting off completely random and irrelevant questions doesn't help that. Continuing with the oddities, Strigina Reuiss (which looks like stringy rice), Mikki's mother, randomly appears out of nowhere. Amitie and Sig are determined to become strong enough to participate in this mysterious contest of teams, so, in the most vague and confusing way possible, Strigina offers to teach the kiddies magic in place of Accord.
Spectator's lament
However, in Episode 36, before Strigina can conduct any proper training, Juichi, who has only JUST now woken up, suddenly realizes he's slept in and is supposed to "go out with Amitie". He stumbles his way all the way to the desert to meet up with them. Juichi catches up with the gang, but suggests that they should participate in the next tournament, rather than the current one. When Amitie asks why they can't participate in the current one, Juichi can't even come up with an answer, other than that it's already started. Afterwards, Juichi is introduced to Strigina and her odd habit of "playing with her toys"... ANYWAY, Juichi assumes that they won't get a spot in the tourney, so instead the gang quarrels over what to do with their spare time. Before they get a chance to decide, though, Arle randomly appears out of seemingly nowhere. She asks the gang what's up and why they're all moping around, which they say is due to their current confusion. Arle notes that they're too weak and lazy to do anything productive, simultaneously revealing herself to be not the real Arle, but Doppelganger Arle! Juichi pins Doppel down, asking her about Nanako. Doppel then claims that Nanako is a jerk, and that she obviously has no regard for the likes of them regardless of her plans.
Just to illustrate the point, Nanako and Satan arrive on the Bus of Love and kick Juichi around, calling him a weakling. Nanako and Doppel get in a bitch fight, which Satan ends by turning the crater into a private beach and dressing all the ladies in swimsuits. Strange Klug reappears, given of course Nanako and Doppel are also both there. Klug however, finds the time to poke fun at Satan, who's "slacking off" instead of doing anything related to the tournament, making Satan lose his cool. Nanako and Klug then hijack Satan's bus, thus "ruining two arcs of tradition". Likewise, Doppel and Satan steal Klug's red vapor trick when they have to leave. While Strigina makes fail attempts at training in the background, Sig contemplates everything that just transpired. Having been enraged by Doppel earlier, he decides that he's had enough with loafing around. Transforming back into Black Sig, he declares he'll train on his own to become strong enough to rescue Rider, and dashes off to do so. After Nohoho attempts his usual shenanigans, Juichi also ducks out, leaving only Amitie, Mikki, Lam and Strigina in the desert.
